Legal Opinion

Cardenas v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 17, 2006No. A06A1906PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Adams, Judge.

Jorge Cardenas appeals his conviction and sentence on ten counts of criminal conduct. On appeal he contends the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. To sustain a conviction, the evidence must be sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find the appellant guilty of the crimes charged beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979).

Construed in favor of the verdict, the evidence shows that as of the time of trial in March 2005, Cardenas was married to Maria Cardenas, and they had eight children, including M. B.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Ramirez v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Glover v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  2. Judice v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  3. Liger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  5. Judice v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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